Tag: POLITICS
#StopTheBill Khutbah Campaign
Jumuʿah Khutbah template related to the Counter Terrorism Bill [Note; For more detailed information on #StoptheBill visit www.stopthebill.co.uk . The PDF version of this khutbah can be downloaded and printed of by clicking here] Almighty Allāh mentions in the Holy Qur’ān: “Had Allāh not been repelling some people by means…
Brilliant Take Down Of Islamophobic Arguments by Asghar Bukhari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7WwclRygs
Prepare O Muslims, for turbulent times ahead
The Prayer of the Persecuted The Children of Israel, living under the evil dictatorial regime of the Pharaoh, continue to be oppressed. The Pharaoh has enslaved them, killed their sons, and humiliated them without any respite. All this, merely because they chose to believe in the One Almighty Allāh, and…
The government’s absurd letter to “The Muslims”
Today those of us who have read Eric Pickles letter to Muslim community leaders and Imāms are reeling in shock as we and our leaders appear to be held collectively responsible for acts of criminality committed by Muslims in France and elsewhere. Mr Pickles says, “Let us assure you that…
Life in Britain is about to get MUCH worse…
1984 in 2015: Counter Terrorism & Security Bill A new piece of legislation currently being rushed through Parliament called the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill carries serious implications for communities across the UK. In particular, the Muslim community is brought under particular scrutiny as Part 5 of the Bill seeks to…
Longing for a leader like ʿUmar (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu)
Longing for a Leader like ‘Umar On one particular Friday the Khatīb, as usual, spoke of the calamity in Syria. He did not deliver anything new per say, nor did he decorate his sermon with touching accounts or colourful imagery. It was when he invoked the famous words of ʿUmar…
Making Change Happen
Abstract: This paper looks to assert the centrality of social activism as a necessary and important mode of activity by which changes in society and our own selves is engendered. It begins by laying a religious foundation for social activism drawing on the Qu’ran and Ahadith to posit that…
Awkward questions surrounding the ‘war on ISIS’
All praise be to Allāh and peace and blessings be upon His prophet, Muḥammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). The position of mainstream Muslim scholars and intellectuals is under the spotlight and subject to scrutiny now more than ever in the wake of the anti-Islamic and heretic actions of ISIS.…
Returning Jihadis aren’t so bad, I used to be one
Returning Jihādis from Syria now potentially face a new charge alongside being accused of terrorism: Treason! Let us leave aside how such an approach plays right into the hands of the ISIS narrative; such blanket treatment of suspects is…well it is just not British! Add to that the outrageous suggestions…
How Islām brought a Light to English towns
One Muslim's recollection of growing up in a migrant Asian community in the Midlands. In recent times there has been an overwhelming influx of discussion in British media about Muslim immigrants, and their assimilation and integration. There is a desperate search for a solution, though the questions being asked, I…
